18 Jul 2024
By Ronny Allan
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Neuroendocrine Cancer is not a ‘type’ of another Cancer ….. PERIOD!

Neuroendocrine Cancer is not a ‘type’ of another Cancer ….. PERIOD!

Awareness, Living with Neuroendocrine Cancer, Patient Advocacy, , , , , , , , ,
I first published this blog post after the dust settled on the media coverage of the death and funeral of Neuroendocrine Cancer patient Aretha Franklin.  I was saddened by the death of this icon of the music industry but more determined to speak out about the need for our community to review the strategy for how we explain the nomenclature of Neuroendocrine Cancer to outsiders including the media, and incredibly, including doctors. About 95% of the articles I read about Aretha Franklin stated she had Pancreatic Cancer. Only a few quoted her physician who clumsily said "Pancreatic Cancer of the…
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03 Jan 2019
By Ronny Allan
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Breath test with the goal of detecting multiple cancers – ready to start trials

Breath test with the goal of detecting multiple cancers – ready to start trials

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While it's a long way off becoming reality, this is quite an exciting clinical trial. I have no idea if it will pick up Neuroendocrine disease but initially, patients with suspected oesophageal and stomach cancers will be asked to try the test. Later it will be extended to include prostate, kidney, bladder, liver and pancreatic cancers. It's possible that Neuroendcorine tumours in these locations might be picked up or at least show up some abnormality that triggers further checks. The fact that Cancer Research UK is involved gives me some confidence as they tend to back the strong horses. I…
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